In my lifetime or after my extinction
Some will slander this sūtra,
And despise the person
Who reads or recites
Or copies or keeps this sūtra.
They will hate him,
Look at him with jealousy,
And harbor enmity against him.
Listen! I will tell you
How they will be punished.

[The Buddha] wishes to transmit [the Dharma] to later generations; thereby, making the Tao prevail in the world. Thus, he has established the rule of gain and loss in order to admonish people: As for the Scripture of Dharma Blossom, there is no meaning (i) that it does not embrace; there is no goodness that it does not hold in its complete possession. If one follows it, there will be no fortune that one shall not collect. If one goes against it, there will be no evil that one shall not encounter. Hence, a wide range of [the punishments and] rewards for sin and goodness are listed for the purpose of amplifying this idea.